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Duel in the Sun (film)

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Duel in the Sun (film)

Duel in the Sun is a 1946 American epic psychological Western film directed by King Vidor, produced and written by David O. Selznick, and starring Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, and Lionel Barrymore. Based on the 1944 novel of the same name by Niven Busch, it follows a young orphaned Mestiza woman who experiences prejudice and forbidden love, while residing with her white relatives on a large Texas ranch.

Infobox

Directed by
King Vidor
Written by
mw- Oliver H. P. Garrett (adaptation)Ben Hecht (uncredited)
Screenplay by
David O. Selznick
Based on
Duel in the Sun1944 novelby Niven Busch
Produced by
David O. Selznick
Starring
Jennifer Jones Joseph Cotten Gregory Peck
Narrated by
Orson Welles
Cinematography
Lee GarmesRay RennahanHarold Rosson
Edited by
John D. FaureCharles L. FreemanHal KernWilliam H. Ziegler
Music by
Dimitri Tiomkin
Productioncompany
Vanguard Films
Distributed by
Selznick Releasing Organization
Release dates
December 31, 1946 (1946-12-31) (Los Angeles, premiere)
Running time
145 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$6.48 million
Box office
$20.4 million

Tables

· Release › Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Award
Academy Awards
Category
Best Actress
Nominee(s)
Jennifer Jones
Result
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Award
Best Supporting Actress
Category
Lillian Gish
Nominee(s)
Nominated
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
Award
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
Category
Best New Release, Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score
Nominee(s)
Dimitri Tiomkin, Nic Raine, James Fitzpatrick, Jim Titus, Frank K. Dewald, and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Result
Nominated
Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Award
Venice Film Festival
Category
Cinecittà Cup
Nominee(s)
David O. Selznick
Result
Won
International Award
International Award
Award
International Award
Category
King Vidor
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
Academy Awards
Best Actress
Jennifer Jones
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
Lillian Gish
Nominated
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
Best New Release, Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score
Dimitri Tiomkin, Nic Raine, James Fitzpatrick, Jim Titus, Frank K. Dewald, and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Nominated
Venice Film Festival
Cinecittà Cup
David O. Selznick
Won
International Award
King Vidor
Nominated

References

  1. Thomson 1993, pp. 490–491.
  2. Box Office Mojo
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  3. Marubbio 2006, pp. 117–121.
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  6. Thomson p 105
  7. AFI Catalog of Feature Films
    https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/24771
  8. Schad 2009, pp. 35–36.
  9. Randall 2009, p. 234.
  10. Jensen 2018, p. 22.
  11. Turner Classic Movies
    https://web.archive.org/web/20211209112948/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73733/duel-in-the-sun
  12. Los Angeles Evening Citizen News
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news/128765516/
  13. Variety
    https://archive.org/stream/variety169-1948-01#page/n62/mode/1up
  14. The Hollywood Story
    https://books.google.com/books?id=rvVhEJmbfrsC&pg=PA356#v=twopage
  15. How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda
    https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44525121.pdf
  16. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1947/05/08/archives/duel-in-the-sun-selznicks-lavish-western-that-stars-jennifer-jones.html
  17. Variety
    https://archive.org/details/variety165-1947-01/page/n13/mode/2up
  18. Harrison's Reports
    https://archive.org/details/harrisonsreports29harr/page/2/mode/2up
  19. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78950073/edwin-schallerts-review-of-duel-in/
  20. Library of America
    https://www.loa.org/books/348-the-age-of-movies-selected-writings-of-pauline-kael-paperback/
  21. Oscars.org
    http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1947
  22. IFMCA
    http://filmmusiccritics.org/awards-archive/2017-ifmca-awards/
  23. Mubi
    https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/venice?year=1948
  24. Erickson, Glenn
    https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s155duel.html
  25. DVD Talk
    https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s147duel.html
  26. DVD Talk
    https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1231duel.html
  27. High-Def Digest
    https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/45978/duelinthesun.html
  28. "David Stratton on Duel in the Sun"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130217093056/http://www.acmi.net.au/vid_dif_stratton_duel_sun.htm
  29. "David Stratton on Duel in the Sun"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpjDHgGcCjw
  30. Vogan, Travis. Keepers of the Flame: NFL Films and the Rise of Sports Media. United States, University of Illinois Press
    https://books.google.com/books?id=D-_kAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA112
  31. Berlin International Film Festival
    https://www.berlinale.de/en/press/press-releases/detail_8008.html
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